total amount of new books which are sold in a year; paper as well as e-books are included
Supplementary notes
* General books (or a-books) are included. As the source notes: "This includes books like novels, thrillers, poetry, children's books, non-fiction books (informative books). Study and academic books are not included."
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Sales volume of print and digital general books in the Netherlands 2007-2016, by type
This statistic illustrates the sales volume of print and digital general books in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2016, by type (in million units). As of 2011, the sales volume of print general books in the Netherlands amounted roughly ** million units. By 2016, this had decreased to approximately ** million units.
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Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap. (January 1, 2016). Sales volume of print and digital general books in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2016, by type (in million units)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/543975/sales-volume-of-general-books-in-the-netherlands/
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap. "Sales volume of print and digital general books in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2016, by type (in million units)*." Chart. January 1, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/543975/sales-volume-of-general-books-in-the-netherlands/
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap. (2016). Sales volume of print and digital general books in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2016, by type (in million units)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/543975/sales-volume-of-general-books-in-the-netherlands/
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap. "Sales Volume of Print and Digital General Books in The Netherlands from 2007 to 2016, by Type (in Million Units)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jan 2016, /statistics/543975/sales-volume-of-general-books-in-the-netherlands/
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Sales volume of print and digital general books in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2016, by type (in million units)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/543975/sales-volume-of-general-books-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Sales volume of print and digital general books in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2016, by type (in million units)* [Graph], Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, January 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/543975/sales-volume-of-general-books-in-the-netherlands/
